2023
TLR9 ligand sequestration by chemokine CXCL4 negatively affects central B cell tolerance
Çakan E, Kioon M, Garcia-Carmona Y, Glauzy S, Oliver D, Yamakawa N, Loza A, Du Y, Schickel J, Boeckers J, Yang C, Baldo A, Ivashkiv L, Young R, Staudt L, Moody K, Nündel K, Marshak-Rothstein A, van der Made C, Hoischen A, Hayward A, Rossato M, Radstake T, Cunningham-Rundles C, Ryu C, Herzog E, Barrat F, Meffre E. TLR9 ligand sequestration by chemokine CXCL4 negatively affects central B cell tolerance. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2023, 220: e20230944. PMID: 37773045, PMCID: PMC10541333, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20230944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral B cell toleranceB cell toleranceCell toleranceB cellsSystemic sclerosisTLR9 functionNovel therapeutic strategiesTLR9/MyD88Immature B cellsB cell receptorTolerogenic functionSSc patientsTLR9 expressionHumanized miceTLR9 responsesAutoreactive clonesTherapeutic strategiesChemokine CXCL4Cell receptorCXCL4Vivo productionTLR9MyD88ReceptorsCells
2021
Defective Early B Cell Tolerance Checkpoints in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Allow the Production of Self Antigen–Specific Clones
Glauzy S, Olson B, May CK, Parisi D, Massad C, Hansen JE, Ryu C, Herzog EL, Meffre E. Defective Early B Cell Tolerance Checkpoints in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Allow the Production of Self Antigen–Specific Clones. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2021, 74: 307-317. PMID: 34279059, PMCID: PMC8766600, DOI: 10.1002/art.41927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutoantigensB-LymphocytesFemaleHumansImmune ToleranceMaleMiddle AgedScleroderma, SystemicConceptsB cell tolerance checkpointsEarly B cell tolerance checkpointsPeripheral B cell tolerance checkpointsNaive B cellsMature naive B cellsSystemic sclerosisTransitional B cellsTolerance checkpointsB cellsHealthy donorsAutoreactive mature naive B cellsAutoreactive naive B cellsAntigen-specific B cellsCentral B cell toleranceB cell toleranceB cell productionAntigen-specific clonesReactivity of antibodiesSingle B cellsSSc patientsSerum autoantibodiesAutoimmune diseasesImmune complexesPatientsCell tolerance